Like most browser fairy tales, I have no way of knowing if Global Privacy Control has any merit.
But I just performed the about:config edit on Firefox, and will see how it goes.
arstechnica.com
globalprivacycontrol.org
As my personal choice is still Firefox...
blog.mozilla.org
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For an initial test, I checked quite a few of my Youtube bookmarks.
I don't see any ads at the start of the videos, anymore.
I have NO extensions at all in Firefox. Just my FF appearance tweaks.
On Youtube "searches" I only got one ad, and that was on: "Snoopy v.s. the Red Baron"
@das10
@Brink
@z3r010
But I just performed the about:config edit on Firefox, and will see how it goes.
Now you can enforce your privacy rights with a single browser tick
From the ashes of Do Not Track rises a new Global Privacy Control.
arstechnica.com
Global Privacy Control — Take Control Of Your Privacy
Exercise your privacy rights in one step via the “Global Privacy Control” (GPC) signal, a proposed specification backed by over a dozen organizations.
globalprivacycontrol.org
As my personal choice is still Firefox...
Implementing Global Privacy Control – Open Policy & Advocacy
UPDATE, December 2021: Global Privacy Control is now available in the general release version of Firefox (Firefox 95). People interested in turning it on can follow the steps outlined below. ...
blog.mozilla.org
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For an initial test, I checked quite a few of my Youtube bookmarks.
I don't see any ads at the start of the videos, anymore.
I have NO extensions at all in Firefox. Just my FF appearance tweaks.
On Youtube "searches" I only got one ad, and that was on: "Snoopy v.s. the Red Baron"
@das10
@Brink
@z3r010
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- WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
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